TidalMapTombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02469525 sits on the Tombigbee River and reads everything draining 17,487 square miles of the Middle Tombigbee-Chickasaw basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 2015, 11 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Tombigbee River at Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville, AL at 18,417 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Tombigbee River runs a median of 11,200 cfs at this gauge across 11 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 50,400 cfs, and August the leanest at 7,300 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 216,000 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 649 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35,000 cfs | 312% |
| Feb | 44,600 cfs | 398% |
| Mar | 50,400 cfs | 450% |
| Apr | 40,450 cfs | 361% |
| May | 11,900 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 10,030 cfs | 90% |
| Jul | 9,550 cfs | 85% |
| Aug | 7,300 cfs | 65% |
| Sep | 7,305 cfs | 65% |
| Oct | 7,310 cfs | 65% |
| Nov | 8,445 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 12,400 cfs | 111% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2015 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Tombigbee River at Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville, AL
- Tombigbee River below Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville
- Satilpa Creek near Coffeeville AL
- Bassett Creek at US Highway 43 near Thomasville, AL
- Tombigbee River at Demopolis L&d near Coatopa, AL
- Tombigbee River below Demopolis L&d near Coatopa AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Alabama River below Millers Ferry L&d near Camden AL
- Tombigbee River at Steamplant near Leroy, AL
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam near Eutaw, AL
- Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL
- Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02469525. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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